Colin McColl (director)

He is a leading figure in the world of professional theatre in the country, winning numerous awards as well as working internationally with major national companies.

He directed the classic Nga Tangata Toa play written by Hone Kouka based on Ibsen's The Vikings.

In 2003, he became the artistic director of Auckland Theatre Company, where his many productions include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Where We Once Belonged adapted from the novel by Sia Figiel, End of the Rainbow, Doubt, The Duchess of Malfi, Equus, Waiting for Godot, Uncle Vanya, Daughters of Heaven and Pohutukawa Tree[4] by Bruce Mason.

[5] Award-winning actress Rena Owen, who played the lead role in the 2009 production of The Pohutukawa Tree spoke of McColl as the top director in New Zealand.

[7] He has directed opera including Quartet (2004) for the New Zealand International Festival of the Arts, La Boheme, The Italian Girl in Algiers, The Marriage of Figaro and The Prodigal Child.